Alaska officials forecast improvements for the state’s commercial salmon harvest

Alaska officials forecast improvements for the state’s commercial salmon harvest

The total catch is projected to be twice the size of last year’s weak harvest, with more robust returns of pink salmon and improved returns of sockeye, coho and chum.

Officials forecast improvements for the state's commercial salmon harvest

After a poor showing last year, Alaska’s statewide commercial salmon harvest appears poised for a rebound, according to projections by state biologists. This year’s total salmon harvest is expected to be more than twice as big as last year’s total, thanks primarily to stronger returns of pink salmon, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s annual statewide run forecast and commercial...